The Kingdom of Buda
The Kingdom of Buda is located on the mountainside of a snow - capped mountain.
Looking out from the palace of Buda, one can see the snow - covered mountain peaks clearly.
The mountaintop is shrouded in clouds, and the peaks seem as if they have been washed by jade liquid. The glistening snow is dazzling.
Caixue is lying on the vermilion railing, in a daze looking at the ever - changing snow on the mountaintop.
Since the kingdom is close to the snow - capped mountains, the wind blowing at this time is still a bit cold.
The small bells hanging on her hands jingle in the wind.
The girl sighs.
She doesn't like these bells.
But her blind mother - in - law does.
When her mother - in - law hears the ringing of the bells, she knows it's Caixue coming to see her. Then she will shakily ask someone to help her up and stand at the door waiting for her from afar.
In the Kingdom of Buda, the fearless Princess Nuobu obeys only the words of the Queen Mother.
Now, Caixue has her elder brother's love, her mother - in - law's protection, and an endless supply of gold, silver, jewels, and fine silk.
But Caixue is still unhappy.
There is no "Miss" in the Kingdom of Buda.
In Buda, she can't act coquettishly with a miss or talk about her feelings with one.
She misses Miss so much!
"Your Highness, there you are. It's really hard for your maid to find you."
A group of people come rushing towards her, carrying a large pile of silver ornaments.
It's a custom in the Kingdom of Buda that people like to tie many silver ornaments on their braids. The more noble the status, the more ornaments they wear.
For a moment, Caixue really wants to run away.
She doesn't like to braid her hair. She only likes the hairstyles Miss taught her in Huangcheng. Those are really beautiful.
She also hates to wind so many gold and silver ornaments on the ends of her hair. It's as if they are afraid others don't know how rich she is. They even don't let go of a single hair, determined to show off to the fullest.
"Your Highness, the King just sent many ornaments for you and asked you to enter the palace at noon to have a meal with him."
That King brother!
Just thinking of him gives Caixue a headache.
It seems that he is determined to make up for the years when he lost Caixue.
Every now and then, he sends her silk fabrics, gold, and silver ornaments.
Even the Queen doesn't have such treatment.
Fortunately, the Queen is a gentle - tempered person. If it were a shrew like the concubine in the Ji Mansion, who knows how much of a fuss she would make.
Suddenly, a familiar figure flashes by, and Caixue is overjoyed.
She hurriedly pushes aside the maids in front of her and runs towards the person.
Her unbraided hair flutters in the wind.
Jingle - jingle - The clear ringing of the bracelets and anklets resounds in the palace.
At this moment, she looks like an elf running from the snow - capped mountains.
As free as the wind, as light as the clouds.
The one who can make Caixue this happy is, of course, Feixing.
Feixing is standing respectfully at the entrance of Luoyan Terrace, waiting for her.
"Feixing, you're finally back. How is it? How is it?"
For the past few days, she has been acting like a well - behaved Princess Nuobu, simply waiting for Feixing's good news.
She cares more about the war on the battlefield than that Emperor brother.
As long as she is sure that the war has ended, she can find a way to go back.
Back to Huangcheng, back to Miss's side. Even if she has to be a maid for the rest of her life, she is willing.
Although Feixing still has a straight face, there is a hint of joy on it. His eyes are full of smiles, which means he has brought back good news.
The maids behind have swarmed up. Feixing has to lower his voice and quickly pass the news to Caixue.
"Si Ma Yi has retreated. The war is over."
The rumor is really true.
It is rumored that the owner of the Si Ma Villa and Princess Anning both died outside Shiguan City. The Si Ma army scattered like birds and beasts. They submitted a surrender letter on that day and returned all the occupied land.
At first, Caixue was a bit skeptical when she heard this news.
After all, the Si Ma Villa came on a powerful offensive. Caixue witnessed it with her own eyes in Shiguan.
Moreover, the owner of the Si Ma Villa, who was able to build such a large estate, must not be an ordinary person. How could he die so easily outside Shiguan City?
But as long as there is a hint of news, Caixue is not willing to let it go.
So she sent Feixing to find out the truth.
This is also the reason why she has been obedient and acting like a polite Princess Nuobu these days.
Caixue's mood at this moment is like an eagle soaring on the mountain.
She feels extremely happy.
The cold wind is no longer biting. It just feels cool on her body.
Everything becomes so beautiful. Even the maids who surround her to braid her hair, which she hates the most, seem kind - faced.
"Alright, braid my hair then."
Caixue smiles blankly and obediently follows them into the room. She even carefully picks out the jewelry she likes from the pile of gold and silver ornaments the Emperor just sent.
She wants to pick out a few more to take to Miss as a gift.
"You're really resourceful, Young Master Zhao. In the whole palace, the Princess is only willing to listen to you and the Emperor."
The one who speaks is an old nanny who has been in the palace for some time.
Although Feixing is a secret guard, due to Caixue's insistence, the Emperor has specially allowed him to move around in public freely.
Feixing has no family name. His name was taken according to Caixue's name.
If he wants to move around in public, he must have an identity.
Feixing refused Caixue's proposal to give him a name, saying that he already had an identity.
His family name is Zhao, and his name is Zhao Feixing.
Only Caixue understands the meaning of this name.
Everyone in the palace respects him as Young Master Zhao.
Of course, it's not only because he is the guard of Princess Nuobu, but also because Feixing is the person closest to Caixue.
Caixue will tell Feixing all her thoughts in detail.
In this huge palace, the only one who can make this headstrong princess calm down is Feixing.
Although he doesn't talk much, every word of his is precious, and he can always hit the nail on the head, just like just now.
As soon as he appears, Caixue, who was just throwing a tantrum, becomes obedient.
"Nanny, you're overpraising me. If there's nothing else, Feixing will take his leave first."
Although he has returned to the place where he was born and raised, Feixing's heart, just like Caixue's, feels extremely out of place in this hometown that should be familiar but is actually strange.
In his heart, he still misses Huangcheng.
During the time in Huangcheng, although he knew in his heart that Caixue was the Princess Nuobu he was supposed to protect, there was no obvious class distinction between them. They were just open - hearted family members.
But now, he can never be so disrespectful in front of Caixue.
He even just wants to go back to the days when he was a shadow guard. He only needed to whole - heartedly protect Miss and Caixue, without having to consider other things or deal with all those miscellaneous social interactions.
If he can't return to Huangcheng, then let him become a shadow, a shadow that simply lives for his master.
Feixing says, then turns around and walks down. After a few steps, he disappears around the corner.
The nanny looks at his back and sighs softly.
"This child. I remember when he was first brought to the Princess's side, he was so young. That back is exactly the same as it is now."